,aPBfeLJp B H S Page6A COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, Wednesday, April 25, 1979 Simmons Hawks pull blasts Cards within one past Braves of Bullets LANDOVER, Md. (UPI) Terry Furlow United Press International scored 21 points Tuesday night as the Atlanta Hawks pulled away early in the fourth quarter ATLANTA Ted Simmons belted a solo to post a 107-10- 3 victory over Washington, which homer with two in the 10th inning Tuesday left the Bullets a 3-- 2 lead in their Eastern Con- night, lifting the St Louis Cardinals to a 6--5 ference semifinal playoff series. victory over the before only The sixth game of the best-of-sev- en senes will 1.643 fans be played at Atlanta Thursday night. The Hawks Simmons' blast, his fourth, came off loser have won 17 of their last 19 home games. The Gene Garber. 1-- 2. and enabled Mark Littell to two losses came in games No. 3 and 4 in this notch his third victory in as man decisions. senes. Budd Schultz earned his first save b hurling The Hawks took command in the opening five the final inning. minutes of the last period when they outscored 5-- three-ru- Atlanta tied the score 5 with a n the Bullets 13-- 4 Washington was unable to rall off Bob Forsch m the eighth Gary Mat- recover from that burst. thew s led off with his fourth homer. The Hawks, who outrebounded the Bullets 45-3- 8, led 99-9- 0 with 5:46 left. Atlanta was still on top 105-9- 8 with 3:04 to play. But three free throws by Bob Dandndge and a 15-foo- ter by Charlie Johnson pulled the Bullets to within two, singled. Barn Bonnell doubled and Pepe Fnas 105-10- 3, with 28 seconds to play. Furlow then greeted rehev er Silvio Martinez with a two-ru- n sealed the victory with two foul shots with eight seconds remaining. Mike Tson drove in three runs for St. Louis For Atlanta, Eddie Johnson and Tom Mc-Mill- en with a solo homer in the second and a two-ru- n scored 19 points, Dan Roundfield 18 and in the fourth and Tony Scott also tripled Steve Hawes 10. Dandndge and Elvm Hayes had home tw o runs for the Cardinals in the seventh 26 points each for the Bullets Dandndge scored Atlanta got a solo homer from Mike Lum m the 19 points in the second half. second inning and a -scori- ng smgle from Washington jumped to a 24-1- 4 lead as Hayes Dale Murphv in the fifth scored 12 points en route to a 34-2- 7 first-quart- er 5, 1 advantage. Atlanta came back to take the lead Expos 51-4- Padres midway in the second quarter and was on top 6 MONTREAL Ellis Valentine drove in two with 2 58 showing before leading 56-5- 5 at runs with his first and a single and halftime. The lead changed hands 16 times Ross Gnmsley scattered six hits when Montreal before Atlanta took over in the fourth quarter. upim defeated San Diego. The Phillies' slides safely past the tag of Dodger Steve Yeager 3-- Valentine's home run off loser Randy Jones. 2, gave the Expos a 1-- 0 lead ignited four-ru- n and a Reed, who took over in the ninth, evened his first major-leagu-e start when New York had been dropped The umpires ruled Clark had 1-- 1-- King decides second inning. Singles by , record at 1 while Jerrv Reuss, 2. was tagged defeated San Francisco in a game protested by caught the ball but returned Hebner to first m a Larn Parnsh and Chris Speier made the score for the loss Reed doubled down the left-fiel- d line both teams compromise solution since Hebner saw one 2-- 0 Parnsh was out when Gnmslev mto a and Bow a followed with a sharp single to nght, Youngblood capped New York's controversial umpire signal the ball had been dropped. Both fielder's choice but singled home where Joe Ferguson's throw barely missed a four-ru- n first inning with his second homer of managers protested the game. not to return Gnmsley 4-- 0 Speier and made it when he came sliding Reed at the plate the year, a three-ru- n shot to left that helped send on Rodney 6-- home Scott's The Dodgers tied the score at 6 in the eighth Vida Blue down to his first loss in fiv e decisions. Pirates 9, Reds 2 In the seventh Valentine singled home three-ru-n inning. inning with a rally that featured The game was delaved 28 minutes before CINCINNATI John Milner, the National University Scott, who had singled, increasing Montreal's singles bv Dustv Baker, and Ron Youngblood's blast on a disputed catch by Jack to 5-- League's leading hitter, and hit to 0. margin Cev . fly bv Ferguson bv 17-h- a sacrifice and singles Clark. With runners on first and third and none home runs to spark a it attack that earned Linda King, the only member of the Missoun Phillies 7, Dodgers 6 pinch hitters and Mannv Mota out for the Mets, Lee Mazzilh lined a shot to deep Pittsburgh to a rout of Cincinnati women's basketball team to start in each of the nght-eent- er that Clark caught as Frank Ta-ver- as Don Robinson went Tigers' 30 games this past season, has signed PHILADELPfflA Ron Reed Mets 10, Giants 3 the distance for the tagged and scored from third for the Mets. Pirates, scattering 10 hits, to pick up his second away her scholarship and decided not to return stroked a two-o- ut double in the 10th inning and YORK Youngblood NEW Joel knocked in Clark, however, then dropped the ball and his victory in three decisions. ac- to the University next year. scored the run on Larry Bowa's smgle three-ru-n 6-f- oot winning five runs with a homer and a single throw to second caught Richie Hebner who counted for one of The junior center led the team in re- to lift Philadelphia over Los Angeles the Reds' runs with a solo and rookie Mike Scott notched a victory in his had not tagged up from first thinking the ball homer in the first inning. bounding with a 7.1 average, in shooting ac- curacy with 46 percent, and was third behind Sharon Farrah and Jennie Skimbo in scoring with an 11.6 average. She scored in double figures in 17 games, with a high of 24 against Bulldogs outrun Bruins despite 6help' Drake, and paced the team in rebounding in nine games. Six times, 11 or more rebounds Bj Greg Henrj she had So, Brooks ran the first leg and gave Rock ' It seems like we could have done better," he thunderstorm stnking King's derision to forego her final vear of Missourian sportswnter Bndge a slim lead, although his quarter-mil- e said "I know it was a tough meet, but we didn't "We needed this meet," he said. "We didn't eligibility leaves the Tigers with onlv eight 61 5 I split of seconds wasn't close to am world improve as much as thought we should have anv thing between now and the Moberly players returning from the 1978-7- 9 team Last Mexico's Roger Brooks decided to give the record "I was pleased with the wav we ran against Relavs this Saturday." month, Janet Flora, Patty Flock, Jody McCar- Rock Bndge track team a little help Tuesday run (the 440)." threa-tening- "That's the first time I've it Hickman, even though we got beat badly. Hamilton also was glad to beat the iv thy and Johnna Lowry decided to leave the Un- The Bruins needed all the help thev could get, Brooks said 'It was an all nght race I was just Today, we just didn't seem to have the effort we cloudy skies that turned sunny at the iversity with eligibility remaining but thev lost, 100-4- 1. to the Bulldogs " in the dual trying to do mv best had against Hickman end of the meet. Those four cited major differences with meet at the Rock Bndge track Rock Bridge could have used much more of ' I don't know Mav be thev "re losing some of ' I didn't think we could get it in," he Brooks " said. Joann Rutherford as their reasons for quitting didn't disguise himself m the Brums' Mexico's "best Once again, the Bruins were their motivation to run because we're losing "When I called their coach this morning, he said the team. colors green and gold. Instead, he ran in overpowered bv their opposition Last week Maj be they've lost that drive to run." he wanted to run It turned out to be pretty Missoun also has lost the services of the Mexico's red and But it didn't matter what 117-2- 4 grej Hickman beat Rock Bndge, Perhaps the Bruins need someone like Roger good " all-ti- me leading scorer, colors or what team he was school's Sharon Farrah, running for. He just Although he wasn't pleased with the meet Brooks to volunteer more often The Bruins won only five events, three of because of graduation. wanted to run when Rock Bndge Coach John sur-pns- ed as one might expect Hamilton wasn't But then the track conditions Tuesday weren't which were field events Mexico swept the top Although King was one of three players to turn Hamilton was unable to fill w a foursome for his that Mexico on the kind that motivate volunteers On the cor- three places in four of the 17 events, and won all mile-rela- v in their uniforms in January over a disagree- team Although the Brums were "Well, we first-ve- ar got beat again," the Rock ners of the track, puddles of water collected, three relays to control the point totals. ment with Rutherford, only to be persuaded to disqualified in the event, Hamilton thought both coacn knew we Bndge said. "We weren't going causing a mess especially for the distance "We won three of the six field events That's 50 return to the team, she said her decision to teams needed the running expenence. Mexico leave to win because is a tough team." runners percent; that's not too bad," Hamilton said. had nothing to do with the program. Faster than Hamilton could say Houston The Bulldogs have a reputation for toughness One Rock Bridge runner kept referring to the "We did have some improvement in times. "I just wanted to leave here with no hard McTear, Brooks was on the track offering to run Thev up stnng of 3A two-mil- e " ran a three Class state run as the fun race Benny Gilpin (who won the two-mil- e run in a leg for the Bruins the final event. feeling toward anybody," King said. "That's in meet's outdoor track championships that was broken It was fun only if the athletes enjo ed dnpping 10 . 54 28 and the high leap of 5 8 "They jump with a feet, why I waited so long to make m decision. I needed an extra man, so I went on last season. with mud from head to toe inches) had his fastest ever the two down," Brooks get time in mile. didn't want to do it when the others did, so that said. "Thev can't none of The pounding the Bruins received did not sit But Mexico Coach Ron Whitaker was glad the It just seemed as if we up for this their runners, so I decided weren't meet nobody would say that she's down on the I'd run." too well with Hamilton, though two teams completed the meet without a like w e w ere against Hickman." Tigers win conference recruitingprogram."war By Pete Wunsch Hams, who saw a great deal of action at guard One out of two isn't bad. 18.9 Missourian sportswriter Craft averaged points a game, 18 for the Cv clones, have left m the program ap- The one, the big one, is Ricky Ross, a second-tea- rebounds, shot 58 percent from the field and 75 late-seas-on AU-Amen- can 6-fo- parently unhappy with ot-4 Analysis benchings. from Wichita. The percent free-thro- w letter-of-inte- from the line. He When national nt day for college was named That leaves Nance with a big freshman class swingman averaged 31 points a game, 10 MVP 6-fo- in the Montana ot-6 state tournament basketball arnved Apnl 11, Big Eight coaches small forward spot The Addison and a lot of and headaches rebounds, 57 ninth-tea- m All-Amenc- an 32 18 six assists, shot percent from the by Basketball Weekly. ac- averaged 6-fo- probably felt more pressure than they are points and rebounds a game this Biggest of ot-l the Iowa State recruits is 1, field and broke the city scoring record. He should challenge for a starting spot. customed to. year with a high game of 63 25 240-pou- nd points and Joe Ashley from Pierre, S.D. He led "Ross is the best offensive guard seen 1978-7- 9 I've in Hartman spent a lot of time in Cincinnati this The season was a down year for the rebounds 19-- 4, to first-ev- er Pierre, its 6-foot- state championship -10 All-Amenc- vears," Flonda scout Bill Cronauer said. year. His chase of an and was on "He's capable because he can first-tea-m all-sta- conference improvement contingent shoot the ball so while being named te for the "Great shooter, pro moves to the hoop." high-calib- er LaSalle Thompson fell short, but landing some players. Only one Big well," C U. Assistant Dan Peterson said. But second consecutive year. he did come up There will be a spot for Ross, who 41 all-st- ar Eight school, Oklahoma, was invited to par- Addision thinks he can play the shooting guard scored with two metro teammates in Billy "We are counting heavily on Joe in the fu- points against the Illinois all-sta- rs two post-seaso- weeks Lewis and John Marks. ticipate in n competition. Only three spot. Nance ture," said a very good 6-foo- "It is situation ago. t-2 conference schools managed records Peterson was especially excited about Lewis, a guard, averaged 23 points, winning 6-fo- in signing for him to go against Dean Uthoff next year." There may a spot ot-9 6-fo- be for ot-l Arks Housley 10 5 all-confere- nce and 62 1978-7- 9 all-stat- rebounds shot percent from ers the floor. and only two members of the Sam Shields from Sarasota, Fla A pair of from Minnesota Ron who "I think Sammy hails from Tyler (Texas) Junior College. He He finished fifth in the voting for Mr. Basketball team return that Shields has more Falenshek and Doug Jones, make up the rest of will battle Mark Snow, highly Although the true test of the fruits potential to contribute to the a touted recruit in in Ohio. Hartman said he is "excited" about of the University of Iowa red-shirt- the State recruiting class to date 1978, who was ed his freshman year. 6-foo- signing Lewis and lauded will be Colorado t-10 his skills as a "jum- recruiting labors not known in his career than 6-foo- until March Tone Ellis or Mike Falensheck, t-10 and 230 pounds, The Snow broke Bill Walton's high per, 1980, it appears that Missoun came out the big Gorman," he said. averaged 18 9 15 leader and passer." points and rebounds a game at school blocked shot record and fell 14 points winner in the recruiting war. Shields averaged 29 9 points a game for Brainerd High School. He blocked 256 shots his short of his Helix (Calif. ) High scoring mark. Marks averaged 15 points and 14 rebounds and 6-foot- National day passed without any Sarosota High School, -10 letter Booker which won the last two seasons to accentuate his great jumping Two other of Owens' the center should battle Craft for monumental But the days, championship 1978 recruits, Keith Douglas signings in last nine state in and finished second ability that Nance said he is impressed with and Kelly Knight, will Soldner'sspot. AU-Amenc- and ans sit watch. first-tea- m all-sta- te five high school have He 6-foo- year. 6-foo- cast their this was named t-9. Jones, t-3, the smallest ISU recruit at 215 Douglas, led Quincy, 111., to the finals lot with Big Eight schools and the picture for both years. pounds, will be Nebraska tested at the power forward spot of the state tournament. Quincy, 32--1, finished next year has gotten rosy. Norm Stewart signed "We have felt all along we were in need of a backing up senior-to-b- e Chuck Harmison He the year ranked 11th This past season was a rocky one for Corn-huske- rs. All-Amenc- nationally the two ans for the Tigers, Kansas also small forward and we still and Douglas was are All-Amenc- - pursuing the averaged 22 8 15 lOth-tea- m 22- points and rebounds at Pnor named an by After a season and an NIT appear- picked up a pair and Kansas State locked onto a small forwards," Peterson said. would like to basketball "I Lake High. weekly. ance, they fell to fifth place in Big al- top 50 player. the Eight think before it's over we'd sign a minimum of "I think the idea of recruiting people a vear Knight following though all five starters returned. Who the big and losers? Here a or maybe is his brother Danny to K.U. That being the are winners three four." 6-foo- is ahead is very good." t-7, case, two-ye- ar Missoun's Stewart said, He is 235 pounds and an honorable-mentio- n the loss of four starters had the summary of Big Eight recruits to date: The hole vacated by Lewis' graduation will be" red-jacket- ed "because they get a year to prepare." all-sta- te Husker full-tim- aptly by selection from Salina, Kan. assistants on the road e filled Jo Jo Hunter. That's all fine and well for the Cyclones' a this winter Colorado A It's talented group, but there are no and they returned to Lincoln product of nationally renowned DeMatha future in the forecourt, but their prospects prospects with a bushel of 14-1- at to fill the Jayhawks recruits. The Buffaloes finished the season with 3 High School Hyattsville, hole in the a in Md., Hunter was a guard are not bnght. The late defections will Six players signed with m AU-Amenc- middle. Unless Snow or Nebraska hoping 10--2 After along first-tea- an Housely progresses to record after a start. injuries, in high school and place a lot of pressure on the few returning earn one of Labilities, took on rapidlv, Kansas will be in trouble. the open positions. with academic their toll attended Maryland for two years. He alternated guards unless Nance is able to come up with a Colorado, the Buffs dropped out of conference at starting guard for the Terrapins and prac- last-minu- te recruit Kansas State Dave McFarlane, a 7-foo- ter, averaged 22.2 contention. ticed with the Buffs while sitting out the 1978-7- 9 points and 12 rebounds a game at Plattsmouth, Graduation will cost C.U. Emmett Lewis, a season. Kansas The young Wildcats return all but one player Neb., this year 1979 and will vie for the center spot. m all-Bi- g from their roster and looked to fill first-tea- Eight selection and the Buffs' A second-plac- e that open He shot 50 percent from the Iowa State finish in the Big Eight and in spot in recruiting field and blocked 72 leading scorer. Also Greg Benjamin, who played post-seaso- n shots. the tournament is not akin to suc- The loss was three positions for the Buffaloes off the bench, The Cyclones recruiting ongmally revolved cess as far as Jayhawk senior center Steve Soldner, who, fans are K-St- concerned. The although ate His fr-foot- undersized, competition -11 gave capable for the middle will will be gone. But the powerful front line will around finding a replacement of top-fiv-e pre-seas- on play come from for 6-foot-- junior promise rankings 10, 230-poun- washed in the pivot Jack Hartman d Lance return intact along with point guards Toney center Dean Uthoff for two years from now. ISU away as Kansas stumbled all year. traced the family Berwald from bloodlines of former KSU Washburn, Mum. first-tea- m all-sta- te 7-fo- players He was Ellis and Mike Gorman. Coach Lynn Nance was confident that his re- KU lost ot-2 until he came a center Paul Mokeskj to up with the prospect he needed. performer and rolled up Coach Bill Blair's biggest concern is to add a turning freshmen would be expenenced enough graduation but the of some impressive rest the starting lineup Ies Craft will follow his statistics. Berwald 21.5 high-sconn- g all-evervth- father's steps to Man- averaged points game, small forward to his lineup and keep opponents to make up for the graduation loss of returns, including ing a guard Darnell hattan. Kan. The elder Craft was 17.9 rebounds and shot 66 percent from from sagging on his husky front line. Andrew Parker, but he didn't count on Valentine. Still, Ted Owens needed to the leading the field. all-stat- come up scorer 1954-5-5 Addison, a first-tea- m er from any defections. for the Wildcats. KSU fans hopes Nebraska Coach Joe Cipnano found three all-- John with more 6-foot- talent to fortify his troops along with -10 Pern-Da- y, the Les. from Bosman, Kansas City is the new hope to fill the Freshman Enc Davis and sophomore Charles someone to fill the void left by MonL, will Mokeski eclipse his father's mark. (See SUCCESSFUL, Page 8A)